Comedian Peter Kay has announced that there will be a special unscripted episode of his hit series Car Share.

The episode will air on Bank Holiday Monday (May 7), the news was revealed on the 44-year-old's website.

A short statement also said a repeat of the second series will then be shown on Monday nights, but will feature a brand new series finale on the following Bank Holiday, May 28.

At the beginning of April, the Lancashire-born funnyman made a surprise public appearance at a charity screening of the series finale, at the Blackpool Opera House.

The event was held to raise money for the Lily Foundation , which in the past Peter described as “an inspiring charity” that helps to improve the lives of children with mitochondrial disease.

In footage of his brief appearance, posted on Twitter, he told the audience: “Thank you very much for supporting the Lily Foundation raising money for mitochondrial disease. Very kind of you. I appreciate it.

“Enjoy the last ever episode of Car Share. Don’t tell anyone the end. Or tell anyone about any hedgehogs.”

At the end of last year the father-of-one cancelled his first live stand-up tour in eight years.

On his official Twitter page he posted a statement saying: "Due to unforeseen family circumstances, I deeply regret that I am having to cancel all of my upcoming work projects. This unfortunately includes my upcoming stand-up tour, Dance For Life shows and any outstanding live work commitments.

"My sincerest apologies. This decision has not been taken lightly and I'm sure you'll understand my family must always come first.

"I've always endeavoured to protect my family's privacy from the media. I hope that the media and the public will continue to respect our privacy at this time.

"Once again, I'm very sorry."

The Bafta award-winning sitcom follows the story of supermarket assistant manager John Redmond (Peter Kay) and promotions rep Kayleigh Kitson (Sian Gibson), and their participation in a company car sharing scheme.